| 100% | PAU | 3 | ___ Gasol, 2002 NBA rookie of the year who enrolled in medical school at the University of Barcelona |
| 48% | BRANDONROY | 10 | Former NBA Rookie of the Year who retired in 2012 at the age of 27: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, LA Lakers basketball player and 2004 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in school |
| 42% | ALLEN | 5 | ___ Iverson, former basketball player and 1997 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in high school |
| 41% | ANDREWWIGGINS | 13 | 2015 NBA Rookie of the Year who was the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft (2 wds.) |
| 40% | LUKADONCIC | 10 | 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year who was named to the NBA All-Star team three years in a row (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ONEAL | 5 | NBA Rookie of the Year in 1993 |
| 38% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Stern, former commissioner of the NBA who studied at the Columbia University School of Law |
| 38% | RICK | 4 | ___ Carlisle, coach for NBA's Indiana Pacers who was Coach of the Year in 2002 |
| 38% | WALKERKESSLER | 13 | Utah Jazz center who finished third in the NBA's 2022-2023 Rookie of the Year Award voting: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JUAN | 4 | ___ Pablo Montoya, Colombian racing driver who won the Rookie of the Year at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2007 |
| 37% | JALENWILLIAMS | 13 | Oklahoma City Thunder guard who finished second in the NBA's 2022-2023 Rookie of the Year Award voting: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LAMELOBALL | 10 | 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year who won the 2021 Best Breakthrough Athlete 36-Across Award (2 wds.) |
| 35% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers point guard who was the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DERRICKROSE | 11 | Chicago Bulls point guard who was the 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AGEE | 4 | Outfielder Tommie who was AL Rookie of the Year in 1966 |
| 35% | MIKE | 4 | Slugger Trout who was AL Rookie of the Year in 2012 |
| 35% | DAMIANLILLARD | 13 | Portland Trail Blazers point guard who was the 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HUBIE | 5 | Brown who was NBA Coach of the Year in 1978 and 2004 |
| 34% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year (with the Cavaliers) who has won three championship rings: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | 1985 NBA Rookie of the Year (with the Bulls) who has won six championship rings: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KEVINDURANT | 11 | 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year (with the SuperSonics) who has won two championship rings: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GERARD | 6 | ___ Butler, Scottish actor who studied at the University of Glasgow School of Law |
| 34% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Grisham, American novelist who studied at the University of Mississippi School of Law |
| 34% | DRAYMONDGREEN | 13 | 2017 NBA Defensive Player of the Year who appears in "Space Jam 2: A New Legacy" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DREW | 4 | ___ Barrymore, "Poison Ivy" actress who enrolled in classes at the Culinary Institute of America |
| 34% | KYLER | 5 | ___ Murray, Arizona Cardinals player who was awarded Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 |
| 34% | CHASE | 5 | ___ Young, Washington Commanders player who was awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2020 |
| 34% | BOSA | 4 | Nick ___, San Francisco 49ers player who was awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 |
| 34% | CHINEYOGWUMIKE | 14 | Nigerian American WNBA player who was named Rookie of the Year in 2014: 2 wds. |